bonzoronnie
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Sad times indeed.
It would definately seem that a them and us attitude is being propogated 
Talking of the Haynes forum in the past tense, speaks volumes to me.
It is no surprise that Haynes have pulled the plug 
After all, the whole of the Haynes.co.uk site was down for a while 
I have to agree with ChrisW.
If Haynes wanted to, the forum would be up and running again.
Personally I am fearing the worst & suspect that Haynes will no longer be willing to host the " Roadster Forum "
Really, who could blame them, who needs publicty like that.
ChrisW has made it crystal clear in his recent personal comments, any loyal Roadster forum members are not really welcome on the LB forum.
I met a great bunch of Roadster builders at Stoneleigh this year.
Furthermore I had a very warm wecome extended to me by all of the people that I met on the Locost stand. 
This should be the way of things
Let the petty bickering stay in the house of commons  
On a brighter note.
I am sure a " Roadster forum " of sorts, will arise from the ashes.
Even if it means an old fossil like me going to night school to learn how to do it.
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Fozzie
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| posted on 25/7/09 at 02:09 PM | |
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I really do wish that this thread would quieten down........
If it was Haynes who pulled the plug on the fourm, it just 'may' be that their own forum rules were indeed breached by the posts started
by chrisg the admin of their forum......that would hardly be the fault of LB......
As far as I can tell, there is no 'them and us' here at all, ChrisW was, as far as I can tell referring to a thread or 2 on the Haynes,
where a few did say that they wouldn't post on here anymore.......and one or 2 did say that they didn't post, they only used the
information from this (LB) site....
As we cannot now link to those threads it is impossible to say who exactly the posters were....on Haynes.
(Handyandy..Chris was asking you a question )
This forum is not marque specific, so there is, and always has, been room for all.
We only ask that the (few) rules are adhered to.
Those that have signed up since May 2007 will know that during the verification process terms and conditions were agreed to.
One of those few rules is 'No flaming'......
For those who signed up prior to that, know about that rule, it has been covered many, many times.
Now..time to chill and put a lid on this.
All the above is IMHO.
Fozzie
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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ChrisW
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| posted on 25/7/09 at 02:34 PM | |
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Well said, Fozzie. As you have rightly pointed out, I was poking fun at those that said they would no longer post here. I can't now, for
obvious reasons, go back and see who it was. Andy, if you say you didn't, of course I'll take your word for it.
Note that I said 'poking fun'. Nobody will ever be excluded from here unless they show they can't play by the rules.
Also as stated, all are welcome here, whether they're building a 'book' locost, a 'book' roadster, or indeed *any* kind
of car. I, for example, am working on my Escort mk3 this afternoon. The topics of conversation can be related to any kind of car build, which is
IMHO what the site is all about. A bunch of motor enthusiasts getting together to share hints, tips and a bit of banter.
Now, in the interests of letting this thread die, this will be my last post on the subject.
Cheers, Chris
[Edited on 7/25/2009 by ChrisW]
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bonzoronnie
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| posted on 25/7/09 at 02:38 PM | |
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I certainly agree with you there Fozzie.
If memory serves me right wasn't it ChrisW, who posted the following comments in the " Bye bye Locost thread "
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I'll make one reply to this issue, and one reply only. The facts are as follows.
Chris has been a pain in the backside since day 1 of this site. I've lost track of the number of times he's been warned in the past, and
in fact I'm sure he's been banned at least once, most likely more, in previous years and subsequently let back on the promise of behaving
himself.
Every time something gets changed on the site, I see the same name popping up stirring up trouble. Maybe it's a coincidence that he's got
a clone site on a similar subject. I use the word clone purposely, as right down to the forum headings it bears a striking resemblance.
I've even put up with his blantant plugs for his own site in his signature as I feel the volume of users and wealth of information here shines
through.
In a strikingly common way, Chris has been stirring up trouble since the non-Contributor restrictions were brought in at the weekend. He was asked to
stop, yet instead of doing so, he posted again trying to stir up trouble.
This is by no means an isolated event, and not down to any one post, topic, or reply.
He was banned from posting earlier, and left with the lifeline of u2u capabilities in the hope that he would contact me regarding the situation.
Instead of doing so, his avatar was changed, and the u2u function was instead used to try to stir up more trouble in an attempt to get users to move
across. His signature was also changed to a sarcastic message to do the same.
This latest series of events are the final, final straw and hence he has been banned. I've given in before and let him back, but it has been
proved time and time again that his sole intention is to stir up trouble and waste time for both Fozzie and myself, which we should be spending on
more productive tasks, and in turn causes a negative effect for all other users of the forum.
In short, Chris feels he is in some way superior to everyone else, and can say and do what he wants. Whether this is in some way related to his
position on the Haynes site is for you to decide. However, it is my decision that his behaviour will not be tolerated any more on this site, and that
is my final word on the subject.
Cheers, Chris
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Fozzie you talked of double standards earlier.
Why has ChrisW decided to resurrect a dying topic this afternoon & started the whole thing going again
I had ChrisW down as arrogant but not stupid
Let it go chaps, what will be, will be
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" If it was Haynes who pulled the plug on the fourm, it just 'may' be that their own forum rules were indeed breached by the posts
started by chrisg the admin of their forum......that would hardly be the fault of LB...... "
Is that not flaming ??!!
[Edited on 25/7/09 by bonzoronnie]
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Fozzie
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| posted on 25/7/09 at 04:50 PM | |
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Errrrm no 'Ronnie, 'ifs' 'buts' and 'maybes' is not flaming.....but parts of your post are....
However.....I had a lovely drive this afternoon, blew some cobwebs away......
and now, I am closing this thread........
Fozzie
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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